Moon Landing and My Smart Watch
– Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 7.22.2019
It has been 50 years since the first person set foot on the moon. Many of us still remember the anxious moment when Armstrong took his first step. The whole world cheered loudly as he uttered the famous words: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Because of the moon landing and other space programs, numerous technologies have received accelerated development and application in the decades since. Most noticeable are freeze-dried food, silicon chips, integrated circuits, and telecommunications. These advancements have revolutionized the world we live in.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, I decided to purchase an Apple Watch to explore and reap the benefits of the technological advancements of those years.
Learning the capabilities and functionalities of this small watch has been quite invigorating for me. This tiny device can replace my phone, camera, pedometer, maps, watch, stopwatch, alarm clock, heart rate monitor, TV, speedometer, barometer, rolodex, and many more items I own.
As I explore this new gadget, I cannot stop thinking of all the scientists, engineers, technicians, designers, innovators, and manufacturers who developed and produced this device. I am grateful to all of them and count my blessings for technologies that make my life so much more efficient and pleasant.
There is an old Chinese teaching: When we eat a bowl of rice, we should be reminded of the labors and dedication of the many people who grew and supplied the rice. We should cherish and not waste a single grain of rice in our bowls. It is the same kind of gratitude we should have for smartwatches and many other modern conveniences that make our lives healthier, happier, and more productive.
Let us salute the pioneers who put people on the moon and the unsung heroes who are developing and advancing technologies for the betterment of mankind.
從登陸月球到我的智慧手錶
-作者 許俊宸博士
-中譯 薛乃綺
自從第一個人類踏上月球迄今已經50餘年。許多人仍然記得，當阿姆斯壯在全世界大聲歡呼下踏出第一步，並說出的那句名言：” 這是我的一小步，卻是人類的一大步”。
也因為登陸月球以及其他的太空計畫，許多技術在此之後也得到了加速發展與應用。最引人注目的，包括冷凍食品、晶片、IC以及電信，它們徹底改變了人們的生活。
為了紀念登陸月球50周年，我決定買個智慧手錶作為探索並且收獲多年來科技進步的好處。
學習使用這支智慧手錶的功能對我來說非常有意義。這個小小的設備足以取代手機、照相機、計步器、地圖、手錶、計時器、鬧鐘、心律監測器、TV、車速錶、氣壓計、名片盒、以及其他許多我曾經使用的隨身物品。
在過去幾天裡，我正在探索這個新的科技小東西，這不禁讓我想到開發及生產這個產品讓我使用的所有科學家、工程師、技術人員、設計師、新創家以及製造商。拜此科技所賜，我感謝所有讓我生活變得更加愉快有效率的人。
中國有句諺語：”誰知盤中飧，粒粒皆辛苦”。我們該珍惜，不能浪費碗中任何一粒米。用同樣感謝的心情，我們因為智慧手錶及其他現代便利的設備，讓我們的生活更加健康、快樂、豐富。
讓我們對那些將人送上月球的先驅者、以及正在開發和推進技術以改善人類生活的無名英雄，致上最高的敬意与谢意。
